Fence-joint.



Patented mi. 29, l90l,

.l. T.- WARD. "FENCE JOINT.

(Application filed Dec. 21, 1899;)

.(No llodel.)

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FENCE-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,947, dated January 29, 1901.

Application'filed December 21, 1899. Serial No. 741,139. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. WARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, (Germantown,) in the county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Fence-Joint, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in joints for fences, frames, arbors, and like structures; and the object of my improvements is to aliord cheap, simple, and efficient means for securing together the transverse members of the structure. I accomplish this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a post and parts of rails, with parts broken away to show construction. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the end of the rail, showing the recess. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the keying member. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the rail provided with a projection.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, in Fig. l the hollow post 1 is provided with apertures along its sides for the insertion of horizontal rails 2. These rails 2 are provided, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, with the recess 3 or projection 5 to engage with the walls of the post. The engagement of said recess and projection is secured and maintained by the keying member 4, which maintains the elevation of the rails 2 in post 1, so that longitudinal movement of said rails 2 in post 1 is prevented. This keying member 4 may be curved slightly, as shown, to conform with the shape of the rod and is adapted to project through the post, having a shoulder 6 at one end and a tongue 7 at the other end for clenching on the outside of the post, as shown in Fig. 1. This serves to secure the key firmly in place to hold the rods, and besides maintaining the recess-and-projection engagement of rodand post serves as a bridge or support for the ends of said rod which project into the post, and thus cooperates in forming a strong joint between the abutting rods and post.

What I claim is 1. The combination of a post apertured to receive rods, rods projecting into said post, means of engagement between the rods and the post and a key for securing said engagement, adapted to pass through the post and be clenched and to support the ends of abutting rails, substantially as described.

2. In combination with post and rods, a key for securing the engagement of same shouldered at one end and clenched on the outside of the post at the other end and supporting the portions of the abutting rods projecting into the post, substantially as described.

3. In combination with post and rods a channeled key for securing the engagement of same shouldered at one end and clenched on the outside of the post at the other end and supporting the portions of the abutting rods projecting into the post, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a hollow post and abutting rods projecting therein, a channeled *plate extending through the post from side to side shouldered at one end and clenched at the other end beneath the rods as keying and supporting means for the same, substantially as described.

JOSEPH T. WARD. Witnesses:

J NO. STOKES ADAMS, MAE HOFFMANN. 

